Arkansas Statutes
§ 20-17-107 — Preservation of dead bodies
Arkansas § 20-17-107
JurisdictionArkansas
Title20
This text of Arkansas § 20-17-107 (Preservation of dead bodies) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Arkansas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-17-107 (2026).
Text
(a)A dead body is not required to be embalmed.
(b)A dead body that is not buried within forty-eight (48) hours after death shall either be embalmed or refrigerated.
(c)Embalming or refrigeration is not required when a dead body is to be cremated within forty-eight (48) hours after death.
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Legislative History
Added by Act 2021, No. 132,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
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Bluebook (online)
Arkansas § 20-17-107, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ar/20-17-107.